India to convert 150 villages into 'Villages of Excellence' with technical help from Israel: Tomar

The Israel government has established 29 Centre of Excellence (CoEs) in 12 States

January 28, 2022 05:43 pm | Updated 05:43 pm IST - New Delhi

Narendra Singh Tomar with Israeli ambassador Naor Gilon. Photo: Twitter/@nstomar

Narendra Singh Tomar with Israeli ambassador Naor Gilon. Photo: Twitter/@nstomar

The Centre on Friday said it has decided to convert as many as 150 villages into 'Villages of Excellence' in 12 States with technical assistance from the Israel government.

Already, the Israel government has established 29 Centre of Excellence (CoEs) in 12 States, which are producing more than 25 million vegetable plants, over 3,87,000 quality fruit plants and can train more than 1.2 lakh farmers per year.

The 150 villages that are located around CoEs will be converted into 'Villages of Excellence.' "Out of which, 75 villages are being taken up in the first year to commemorate the 75th year of India's independence, where India and Israel will work together," Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar conveyed in a meeting with new Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on January 27 here.

The Minister expressed joy over the completion of 30 years of diplomatic relations between India and Israel and said that the government is satisfied with the functioning of 29 CoEs, according to an official statement.

The Ambassador of Israel, Mr. Gilon, said these CoEs are a great example of cooperation between the two countries and proposed the certification of CoEs to further enhance the standards and quality of services being provided to the farmers.

He also evinced interest in further collaboration with agri-research body ICAR and making available the latest technologies available with Israel.

Mr. Gilon also invited Mr. Tomar to visit Israel.

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